The Cotswold Water Park

The Cotswold Water Park (CWP) lies in 40 square miles of farmland and wetland between Cirencester, Swindon and Lechlade. To date 145 lakes have been flooded (April 2006) and this is set to increase over 50 years, creating other wetland habitats. CWP holds nationally important numbers of wintering waterbird, e.g. Smew, Great Crested Grebe, Gadwall, Coot and Pochard. In Spring and Summer visitors can hear Nightingales or see flocks of Hobby’s migrating through.

Published by The Cotswold Water Park the 26/2/2007 at 19:46 . 0 comments. Permalink.

No sighting of the ~~Lesser Scaup~~ on 301 or 86 this afternoon.

CWP 95: 26 Shoveler, 16 Gadwall, 2 Shelduck, 1 Little Egret and 1 Chiffchaff. Ken Cypher

CWP 74: 5 Smew ( 2 drake and 3 redhead), all near the far bank when viewed from Twitcher's Gate, and 3 Goldeneye. Ken Cypher

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